Where does “chimere” come from?

chimere (Middle English) comes from French chimère, from Latin chimaera, from Ancient Greek χίμαιρα, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰéyōm, from Proto-Indo-European -ōm, from Proto-Indo-European -mi.

Ancestry of “chimere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchchimèrechimera; chimaera
2LatinchimaeraChimera
3Ancient Greekχίμαιραa she-goat
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰéyōmwinter; year; frost, snow
5Proto-Indo-European-ōmemphatic suffix or postpositive particle
6Proto-Indo-European-mi—

Words derived from “chimere”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -mi →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ōm →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰéyōm →